Terreneuvian
English
Etymology 1
French terre (“land”) + French neuve (“new”) + -ian, from the location of the type locality used to characterize this series, in Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada.
Noun
Terreneuvian (uncountable)
- The oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.
Translations
Cambrian series
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from French terreneuv(ien) + -ian, from the location it is found, Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada. From French terre (“land”) and neuve (“new”).
Noun
Terreneuvian (uncountable)
- Synonym of Newfoundland French, a dialect of French found on the Island of Newfoundland, in Canada; on the French Shore.
Translations
Newfoundland French
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